Summary:
Century High is a public high school located in Santa Ana, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,708 students. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1,241 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Century High consistently ranks in the bottom half of California high schools, ranking between 1,599 and 1,743 out of around 2,300 schools in recent years. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.13% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.73% statewide and 43.39% in the Santa Ana Unified School District. In mathematics, the proficiency rates for 11th-grade students at Century High were even lower, at just 8.83%, compared to 27.9% statewide and 16.33% in the district. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also concerning, with only 8.86% of 11th-grade students and 3.03% of 12th-grade students reaching proficiency in 2023-2024.
Century High's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 88.6% to 92.3%, which is lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been relatively high, ranging from 3.7% to 7.9% in the past few years, exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, Century High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.6% in 2018-2019 to 34.1% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state and district averages. The nearby schools, such as Santa Ana High, Saddleback High, and Cesar E. Chavez High, also perform below the state averages but generally outperform Century High across various academic metrics.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Santa Ana Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1743rd of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,415
Feeder schools for Century High:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.2
Number of students: 1,615
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
96.0%
Asian:
2.1%
White:
0.5%
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Two or more races:
0.5%
African American:
0.4%
American Indian:
0.2%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73.8%
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